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In this quickstart, you create an Azure Managed Grafana workspace by using the Azure portal and open its Grafana endpoint.
Prerequisites
- An Azure account for work or school and an active subscription. Create an account for free.
- The Contributor role on the resource group where you create the workspace.
Create an Azure Managed Grafana workspace
Sign in to the Azure portal with your Azure account.
In the Search resources, services, and docs (G+/) box, enter Azure Managed Grafana and select Azure Managed Grafana.
Select Create.
Configure the basic settings
- On the Basics tab, enter the following settings.
| Setting | Sample value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription ID | my-subscription | Select the Azure subscription you want to use. |
| Resource group name | my-resource-group | Select Create new and create a resource group for this quickstart. Using a dedicated resource group makes it easier to clean up the workspace later. |
| Location | (US) East US | Select a region for your workspace. |
| Name | my-grafana | Enter a unique resource name. The name is used in the domain name for the workspace URL. |
| Pricing plan | Standard | Standard is the only plan available for new workspaces. For details, see Azure Managed Grafana service tiers. |
| Instance size | X1 | Select the default X1 instance size or the larger X2 instance size. X2 incurs an additional cost, and you can't downgrade from X2 to X1. For quota and capacity differences, see Azure Managed Grafana service tiers. |
| Grafana version | Latest available | Select the latest available Grafana version unless your organization requires a specific supported version. |
| Zone redundancy | Disabled | Optionally enable zone redundancy for the workspace. This option incurs an additional charge and can be enabled only when you create the workspace. For more information, see Enable zone redundancy in Azure Managed Grafana. |
Configure advanced settings
- Select Next : Advanced >.
- Review the following optional settings:
- Enable API key creation is set to Disable by default.
- Deterministic outbound IP is set to Disable by default. Enable it if downstream services must allow list stable outbound IP addresses from the workspace.
Configure permissions
Select Next : Permission > to configure access to the Grafana workspace and its data sources.
Review the managed identity setting. If you have the Owner or User Access Administrator role on the subscription, System assigned managed identity is set to On by default.
Note
After the workspace is deployed, you can replace the system-assigned managed identity with a user-assigned managed identity. For more information, see Configure authentication for Azure Managed Grafana.
Configure role assignments based on your Azure permissions:
- If you're a subscription Owner or a User Access Administrator:
- Add role assignment to this identity with 'Monitoring Reader' role on target subscription is selected by default. This assignment lets Azure Managed Grafana read monitoring data from Azure resources in the subscription.
- Include myself under Grafana administrator role is selected. This option assigns you the Grafana Admin role. To assign the role to more people, select Add.
- If you're not a subscription Owner or a User Access Administrator, ask someone with either role to assign you a Grafana role. For testing, you can instead enable Creator can admin (Preview) if the option is available.
Note
You can enable Creator can admin (Preview) only while creating the workspace. You can disable it later from the Configuration menu, but you can't enable it again. Before disabling the option, make sure that the workspace creator has been assigned a Grafana role.
Note
Creator can admin (Preview) isn't available for some scenarios, including workspaces managed by Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs). In CSP scenarios, the service can't identify the individual workspace creator and grant that person administrator permissions.
Important
Use Creator can admin (Preview) only for testing. For ongoing access, assign a Grafana role to each person who needs the Grafana application, and then disable Creator can admin (Preview).
- If you're a subscription Owner or a User Access Administrator:
Configure networking and tags
- Select Next : Networking >.
- Keep public access enabled, or disable it and create a private endpoint for the workspace.
- Optionally select Next : Tags > and add tags to categorize the resource.
Review and create the workspace
- Select Next : Review + create >.
- After validation succeeds, select Create.
- Wait for the deployment to finish.
Access your Azure Managed Grafana workspace
When the deployment is complete, select Go to resource.
On the Overview page, select the Endpoint URL. Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on is configured automatically. If prompted, sign in with your Azure account.
The Grafana application opens. You can now configure data sources and create dashboards, reports, and alerts. For an example, see Monitor Azure services and applications by using Grafana.
Clean up resources
If you created a resource group for this quickstart and don't need the resources anymore, delete the resource group. Deleting a resource group permanently deletes every resource it contains.
- In the Search resources, services, and docs (G+/) box in the Azure portal, enter the name of your resource group and select it.
- On the Overview page, verify that the resource group contains only resources that you want to delete.
- Select Delete, type the name of your resource group in the text box, and then select Delete.
If you used an existing resource group, delete the Azure Managed Grafana workspace instead of the resource group.